Welile Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Welile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Welile (11,076) may also be a first name.

Welile Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Welile Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Welile occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Welile live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 57,204th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 11,076 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa Welile is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent are found, Western Cape, where 31 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Welile Last Name Statistics demography

Welile earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.48% less than the national average, earning R 72,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welislei862/
Belile83475/
Velile83295/
Walile83171/
Welele83164/
Wolile8311/
Wilile8310/
Welily831/
Welili831/
Welila831/
Welule831/
Beilile77170/
Veliler7761/
Beylile7721/
Wailile7712/
Wellele7712/
Waliley776/
Willile774/
Wielele772/
Weleles771/
Wallile771/
Wilhile771/
Weloule771/
Welisly771/
Wililee771/
Welleli771/
Waluile771/
Belilej771/
Walaile771/
Welelei771/
Weilele770/
Willhile713/
Wheleler712/
Wollelie711/
Wilajile711/
Wililess711/
Beleilei711/
Belaille711/
B'Eilile711/
Wilhoile710/
Williley710/
Welela6715,673/
Belail672,252/
Walele671,146/
Belili67740/
Velila67663/
Belele67506/
Belhil67280/
Velele67239/
Valile67239/
Walili67108/
Velgil6760/
Walule6755/
Velili6735/
Wilili6721/
Wolele6718/
Beleil6716/
Bilile6714/
Weluli679/
Velale677/
Velail677/
Wilely675/
Welgel674/
Belilh674/
Waleli673/
Bélile672/
Walilj672/
Wilila671/
Wetlel671/
Veleil671/
Wilele671/
Wilela671/
Wilailead671/
Woleli671/
Weleli671/
Belayhile671/
Wilale671/
Velilj671/
Wylele670/
Welhel670/
Willhoile670/
Wyleli670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welile
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